December 6, 2018

Dominic Quek signs with Sunpadow

Sunpadow have announced the signing of Singapore’s rising star Dominic Quek to their factory team. The 16-years old youngster already can look back on twelve years of RC racing with highlights so fat being the runner-up spit at the Formula World Cup that was held at the 2018 ISTC Worlds in South Africa. Dominic will be using Sunpadow LiPo batteries to power his Xray cars from now on with his campaign including all major national and international events. Dominic says:

I am pleased and honoured to join the Sunpadow racing team. I believe with the new LiPo packs I will have a better performance in the new season.

Source: Sunpadow [sunpadow.com]

December 6, 2018

Arrowmax 7.4V 4000mAh Si-Graphene LiPo battery

Coming from Arrowmax is their new 7.4V 4000mAh Red Series Si-Graphene LiPo battery pack. Of typical 1/12th scale dimensions, measuring 93x47x18.5mm, the pack is built from high-quality 60C/120C cells, making it usable for high-power on-road and off-road classes where the 160g pack can lower the overall centre of gravity thanks to its 18.5mm height.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

December 5, 2018

Xray NT1 low-friction drive belts

Xray have introduced new low-friction drive belts for the NT1 200mm nitro touring car. The specially-modified belts are very thing and as elastic as possible in order to reduce friction and natural drivetrain drag. The belts are available separately as 5x186mm front, 4.5x396mm side and 5.5x177mm rear variant.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 5, 2018

Bullitt B-223 3.5cc nitro engine – Coming soon

Coming soon from Nemo Racing is the new Bullitt B-223 3.5cc nitro off-road engine. A great step forward in economy and reliability, the engine will also offer more bottom and mid power, along with a super smooth linear output curve. The square stroke engine is available for pre-order now and will hit stores at the beginning of next year.

View a list of the specifications here

December 5, 2018

Xtreme Aerodynamics Typhoon 190mm touring car body

Xtreme Aerodynamics have introduced their new Typhoon body shell for 190mm touring cars. The lid sports some unique features such as a small windshield area, sculptured fender and door areas as well as huge fins on the trunk lid – the latter will generate a lot of both structural and aerodynamic stability. The body comes clear, including window masks and a decal sheet.

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December 5, 2018

Awesomatix C04AL1+1.5 alloy suspension arm

New from Awesomatix comes the C04AL1+1.5 alloy suspension arm for all A700/A800/X/Evo cars. The A-arm was specially designed for racing at venues with hard boards like it is common at most US indoor tracks as the aluminium wishbone is more rigid compared to a carbon arm. The +1.5 arm is best used in the front and in combination with the C04AL1+0.5 arm in the rear.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

December 5, 2018

Yeah Racing M07 conversion kit – Coming soon

Yeah Racing are currently working on a high-performance chassis conversion kit for the Tamiya M07 M-chassis. Featuring a lightweight carbon fibre double deck chassis design and an aluminium motor mount, the main aim of the conversion is giving better handling and more forward traction due to more weight in the front, all while scrubbing overall weight. The conversion kit is currently under development and should hit stores in the foreseeable future.

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